§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the current levels of aid to Liberia; what have been the levels for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydIn this financial year we plan to spend around £500,000 on humanitarian aid to Liberians, there and in Sierra Leone in response to the continuing emergency situation in Liberia, and approximately £45,000 on training of Liberian students in the United Kingdom.
Bilateral aid provided to Liberia in previous years is as follows:
Financial year £ 1987–88 716,000 1988–89 737,000 1989–90 507,000 1990–91 571,000 11991–92 726,000 1 Estimate. Our technical co-operation programme, including new training awards, was withdrawn in 1990 because of the civil war. We have no plans to reinstate the programme.